This post is dedicated to Stuart M. Perkins http://storyshucker.wordpress.com/about/ Stuart liked my previous Weekly Challenge: Sea post and so I started nosing around his blog and wanted to stay all day and maybe for dinner. Do yourself a favor and pay him a visit. I wanted to say thank you to Stuart for the enjoyment […]
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God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform. He plants his footsteps in the sea, and rides upon the storm. William Cowper I’m both calmed and excited by the sea. It’s rhythms are soothing, yet everything I see evokes a response. Both the sites and the sounds feed my soul. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIHiaKTNB_w&w=420&h=315] Last week […]
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Our Fall Women’s Retreat is coming up. I was asked to write several Morning Devotions. It made me think about the WHY of devotions. Is it Bible Study? Prayer? What’s it all about? Devotions have been a part of my mornings for many years, but have I forgotten the primary purpose? Is the main thing […]
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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TmFxg7M7Yg&w=560&h=315] Why don’t Baseball fans support both teams in their home state? Right off the bat, forgive the pun, you got the pun—right? Right off the bat you can tell I’m not a true fan. No true fan would ever have to ask the question. California has two Major League Baseball teams. *Correction: California has […]
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http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2013/08/19/writing-challenge-1000-words-four/ All the big kids are gone. They hadda go back to school. I hate school days cuz there’s nobody to play with. There’s four of us and I”m the littlest one. This year Charlene goed to school. Now I have to wait all day for somebody to play with. When Momma comes to the […]
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[soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/98934177″ params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Carefree is about being unencumbered. Free from worry and striving. Not weighed down with the cares of this life. It’s not irresponsible or selfish. It’s not being obsessed with getting more, but being happily occupied with enjoying to the full what you already possess. Without a doubt […]
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Here’s my favorite Standout photo. I took it very early one morning near a lake in the Grand Tetons. A mother Merganser was teaching her brood to fish. This little guy has become my mascot. I love his eagerness and passion; his excitement and abandon. Gross is a Standout. Do you share my penchant for […]
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We need an UPDATE button for Life. Monday Elon Musk announced his plans for the Hyperloop, a futuristic alternative to California’s proposed High-Speed Rail. In the 57 page pdf Musk makes his case for the Hyperloop adding that a Star Trek like teleportation system would be even better. Short of figuring out real teleportation, which […]
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OK here’s a status update: we got to LA just in time to join the community of workers now headed home from work. My husband grew up in LA and has driven this freeway for 50 years. He says there has been no structural change but the traffic has increased by maybe a factor of […]
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This morning I read Psalm 104. It has a title: Praise to the Sovereign LORD for His Creation and Providence. As I read through this Psalm I started thinking about my grandson Silas. He’s currently fascinated with tornadoes and hurricanes. Of course, they are noisy and destructive. Perfect for young boys. His new career ambition […]
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